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After a petition for divorce is filed with the Jefferson County Court, one of the next steps is dealing with and submitting the Sworn Financial Statement. It is very important that this document is filled out correctly, disclosing everything and including attachments,...
Often, when people here the term 'nesting' they think of a pregnant mother preparing the home for the arrival of a new baby. However, nesting is a term that can also apply to a divorcing or separating family. In the family law world, nesting is an arrangement made...
When people think about divorce in Wheat Ridge, Arvada, or Golden, they usually are overcome with the financial stress that a dissolution of marriage can cause. However, there are some financial benefits to divorce that you may not be aware of. It's not all losses and...
When a couple gets a divorce in Wheat Ridge, Arvada, or Golden, one spouse is often ordered to pay spousal maintenance or alimony to the other in order to maintain the lifestyle the receiving spouse was accustomed to. This situation is usually the case when one spouse...
Because of the transient nature of the military lifestyle, it may be confusing for military couples to determine where they are supposed to file for divorce. This is a very important question to ask, because you must determine the proper jurisdiction in order to...
Student loan debt is often a tricky debt to deal with in the midst of a Jefferson County divorce. Mainly, those involved in a dissolution of marriage want to know who gets the debt or how it will be divided. Let's take a closer look at student loan debt and how it is...
There are many issues to discuss and negotiate when a couple chooses to divorce in Wheat Ridge and Jefferson County. It takes time for those issues to be worked out, but when one party files the Petition for Divorce with the court, decisions must be made immediately...
If you are getting a divorce in Wheat Ridge or anywhere in Jefferson County, you may have heard of a 'collaborative divorce.' A collaborative divorce is the idea that the parties involved in the divorce are the ones who should be making the decisions about their...
Many times, when we first meet with a client on a Wheat Ridge or Arvada divorce, they have a lot of questions related to property division. When tensions are high, statements like "I'll take you to the cleaners" or "I'll get everything in the divorce" may be thrown...
I recently read a story about a movie theater incident that lead to a husband declaring his marriage to his wife is over. What caused such a declaration? Apparently, it was all over the salted popcorn. According to the report, the wife went to buy popcorn to snack on...